Jerome Bettis Net Worth

Jerome Bettis Net Worth is$14 Million

Jerome Bettis Bio/Wiki 2018

Nicknamed “The Bus”, Jerome Bettis is a former American football player who has an estimated net worth of $14 million. Produced Jerome Abraham Bettis Sr. on February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan, he didn’t begin playing football until high school. He was rated the most effective player in the state by the Detroit Free Press and was the Gatorade Circle of Champions Player award winner as a senior. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he completed his career with 337 rushing attempts for 1912 yards (5.7 yards per rushing attempt avg.) and made 32 receptions for 429 yards (13.4 yards per reception).

Jerome Bettis Net Worth $14 Million

Bettis was the 10th overall pick in the initial round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and signed a three-year contact on July 22, 1993. He quickly earned the nickname “The Battering Ram” as he rushed for 1,429 yards. He was named a First-Team All-Professional and Offensive Rookie of the Year. In the 1995 season, the Rams moved to St. Louis. He was obtained by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1996 as a featured back.

Jerome Bettis declared his retirement standing on the victor’s podium while holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2005. His jersey #36 was no longer reissued since he retired despite the Steelers no longer officially retire numbers.

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, NFL Honors - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Allergic to shellfish.

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Jerome announced that the 2005-2006 season that culminated with him playing in Superbowl XL in Detroit (his hometown) will be his last.

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As a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers who won Superbowl XL (2006), Jerome finally received the championship ring he had been playing his whole life for.

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Daughter, Jada, born in February 2005.

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Attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit, Michigan

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Selected 10th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams out of Notre Dame.

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Acknowledged to NFL officials that he has a limited partnership in a company seeking to build a $500 million horse racing track and slots parlor. NFL policy prohibits players from advertising or promoting activities "that can reasonably be perceived as constituting affiliation with or endorsement of gambling." (July 6, 2004)

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Has played in the NFL for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993-1995) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1996-2006).